Shawn Carter Peterson is a native of Baltimore, MD. He graduated from Vassar College cum laude with a dual degree in Drama and Africana Studies. Since moving to Los Angeles, Shawn has made a name for himself by becoming a recognized staple in tons of national commercials, and print ads. As one of young Hollywood’s up and coming actors, Shawn's appearances on television have varied from 1 hour dramas like HBO’s Entourage, F/X’s The Shield & FOX’s House to half hour sitcoms like CBS’ How I Met Your Mother & TVLand's Hot in Cleveland. Shawn landed roles ABC's CASTLE, The CW's Hart of Dixie, F/X's Southland , and was last seen on CBS’s NCIS: New Orleans.
Broadening his breadth of acting work to also encompass film, Shawn worked on the Lifetime movie Midnight Bayou with Jerry O'Connell & Academy Award winner Faye Dunaway. He also shared the screen with teen sensation Miley Cyrus in the hit film Hannah Montana-The Movie as well as with Billy Bob Thornton in the film The Baytown Outlaws. Shawn made his blockbuster debut as "Wes" in Stephanie Meyer's THE HOST directed by Andrew Niccol.
Shawn also has his own production company, Maestro Entertainment, LLC. With Maestro, Shawn has produced and directed many music videos which have aired internationally on MTV Europe as well as VH1-Soul and Centric. He has also directed & produced short films screening at many film festivals including the Cannes Film Festival in France. Adding to Maestro’s catalogue, Shawn has various television pilots that he has developed, produced and directed which include reality as well as scripted series. He will next appear this spring in the upcoming PITCH PERFECT 2!
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Broadening his breadth of acting work to also encompass film, Shawn worked on the Lifetime movie Midnight Bayou with Jerry O'Connell & Academy Award winner Faye Dunaway. He also shared the screen with teen sensation Miley Cyrus in the hit film Hannah Montana-The Movie as well as with Billy Bob Thornton in the film The Baytown Outlaws. Shawn made his blockbuster debut as "Wes" in Stephanie Meyer's THE HOST directed by Andrew Niccol.
Shawn also has his own production company, Maestro Entertainment, LLC. With Maestro, Shawn has produced and directed many music videos which have aired internationally on MTV Europe as well as VH1-Soul and Centric. He has also directed & produced short films screening at many film festivals including the Cannes Film Festival in France. Adding to Maestro’s catalogue, Shawn has various television pilots that he has developed, produced and directed which include reality as well as scripted series. He will next appear this spring in the upcoming PITCH PERFECT 2!
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